How would you over clock the card? This card only runs at 4 times bus speed or 160mhz.
> From: "Jason D. Agostoni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (StarMax List) > Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 23:58:52 -0500 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (StarMax List) > Subject: Re: Sonnet Card Question > > You can always O/C the card. My Sonnet 240 ended up being a 300 in 240's > clothing. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Doug Does" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "StarMax List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 11:20 PM > Subject: Sonnet Card Question > > >> When I go to the Sonnet web site for the L2 card it says Starmax. >> >> http://www.sonnettech.com/product/crescendo_l2.html >> >> Note however that it says: >> Due to bus speed limitations, this upgrade card is only recommended >> for Power Macintosh 5500, 6500 and Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh >> >> The question is not will it work, but will you get your money's worth. >> >> At 8:37 PM -0500 2/12/02, Royce Priem wrote: >>> I've got a 5000/300 running with one, and I've had no problems... >> >> Is it running at 500 MHz? I would expect 320. >> >> I am aware that some processors from IBM are capable of running at 10 >> times bus speed. Nothing at the Sonnet web site suggests that they >> are using such a unit. So as a result the best you can expect to get >> from a CPU upgrade card is 8 times the bus speed, ie 8 x 40 =320. >> >> Unless I am missing something, which is possible, I suggest that >> anything you pay for an L2 card rated above 320 MHz is buying >> nothing. Even if Sonnet used a 10 times cpu, the best you can expect >> is 400 MHz. >> >> -- >> StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... >> >> / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ >> / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ >> >> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> >> >> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> >> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; >> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> >> >> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com >> >> >> > > > -- > StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ > / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
